Religion: Christian Worker

The door at 201 South Ashland Boulevard, in Chicago's highly
unfashionable near-West Side, is open to anyone in trouble. Here come
battered bums, anxious women, soul-sick businessmen and troubled
ministers of the Gospel. They come to talk to Father David Edward
Gibson. A white-haired old man, he sits at a cluttered desk, confident
that God guides him in his work.

Last week, Episcopalian Father Gibson celebrated the 25th anniversary of
his ordination. To one friend who telephoned him, he said with
characteristic humility: "Now this has made the day very nice for me to
receive your congratulationsbut you just keep still about...